A Castle
My safeguard is
The morning light
Reflecting off
The silver creek
And so I am free
From the field of nothing
Who buries me
Like rotten wood
Dressed with nails
Punctured
As a doll’s wardrobe
Finds her porcelain skin
Rapturous, a bloom long between ages
Bought by a sonic prophecy
Written in a book with fleece pages
With ruling words strung of yarn
If tears could freeze they’d still fall
Down the sleeping hill to run up
And read aloud, it said
list
shores and oceans seashells
crab
hermit
prey
hunter
arrow
sparrow
crow
feather
weather
me
precious metals
trophy wives
rings
dings
bell
inner ear
equilibrium
no more change
elsewhere
missed
kissed
adored
alone
whether or not you love
i
sharp as knives
rings
dings
losing balance
elsewhere
atone
pray
prey
picking petals
rings
dings
quell the fear
losing balance
stuck
stay
play
don’t go away
elsewhere
Uncover
I saw
A miracle diminished by man
Soft tears marring a sacred beauty
Blinding all with its reflection of light
I saw
And felt from afar
The draw of the end
Of brave life and my love
I saw
The swift death
Of holy steadfast spirit
As claws tore my passion
I saw
A man
Removed from sanctum
Shredded to fine detritus
I saw
Pendula
Fall away
Down to earth
I saw
Stability
Lose purchase
I saw
You
Bio: Shane Huberts is currently a student in his fourth and set to be final year at CSUSM. He enjoys gardening, watching movies, and being around people that he loves.